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....~=**$¤ = = = =  elves live  in the land = = = = ¤$**=~....
.....~=**$ = = =  = beyond  the great dam. = =  = = $**=~.....
......~=** = it was built in  the  late sixties.  = **=~......
.....~=**$ = = = the elves  came to us then. =  = = $**=~.....
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..~=**$¤¶# they  were  very  manipulative,  and  we #¶¤$**=~..
.~=**$¤¶## came to trust them. =  = = = = = =  = us ##¶¤$**=~.
..~=**$¤¶# kids would  play down at the  water even #¶¤$**=~..
...~=**$¤¶ though we were not  allowed. = = = = = = ¶¤$**=~...
....~=**$¤ = =  sometimes  the  sluice would  close ¤$**=~....
.....~=**$ entirely, and  the  river  at  the  dams $**=~.....
......~=** foot  would dry up, revealing  the rocky **=~......
.....~=**$ water   garden   that  had  been  hidden $**=~.....
....~=**$¤ beneath, and we would go there. = =  = = ¤$**=~....
...~=**$¤¶ =  =  = = before the  dam  opened again, ¶¤$**=~...
..~=**$¤¶# there would  be a  signal, but the elves #¶¤$**=~..
.~=**$¤¶## would make us not hear it,  and suddenly ##¶¤$**=~.
..~=**$¤¶# we would find  the water rising, already #¶¤$**=~..
...~=**$¤¶ at  our knees. = = = = = =  = = = = =  = ¶¤$**=~...
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.....~=**$ = by  then the  elves  would be  gone. = $**=~.....
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